http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=olympics The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 06:49:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55290#post-167803 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:42:23 +0000 AReader 167803@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>His employer sacked him for saving children's lives while on leave for stress. What a bunch of cunts. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55290#post-167787 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:37:56 +0000 theinvisiblecitychannels 167787@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wow this is back in the news as the guy has lost his job after having been seen wrestling a shark...i thought I could add to the old story.</p> <p>Jobless shark wrestling superstar to take on Octopus </p> <p>Welsh wrestling star Paul Marshallsea now has more time to continue his shallow water wrestling career, news that has been greeted with total indifference by bathing children everywhere. Paul was made jobless when employers saw him choke out a shark on the internet while he was on a two week tour of Australia that saw him pin a cuttlefish lay a smackdown on a shark and take on three dolphins in a ladder match all to packed beaches full of terrified onlookers. “it’s hard but I do it for the kids and the love of beating fish to death with my bare hands”.</p> <p>Responding to comments that the sport caused unnecessary mental suffering...to watching children Paul commented “It’s about respect isn’t it, you can’t have marine life swimming around thinking they own the bloody place”.</p> <p>Making use of his new found freedom Paul's next opponent is an octopus in the big reef tank at the Anglesey sea-life centre (available on sky box office), the hell-in-a-cell cage match, it is hoped the spectacle of a man attempting a 7 arm arm bar on a giant polypus will prove a sell out.</p> <p>A spokesman from the Department for Work and Pensions said "We understand Paul has found gainful employment wrestling sharks and will be removing any benefits he may be entitled to immediately". </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56338#post-162675 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:03:26 +0000 Gary Stanton 162675@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks! ( have edited it and tidied it up ) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56338#post-162646 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:11:39 +0000 medici2471 162646@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Shockingly bad taste as usual Mr Stanton ***** </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=56338#post-162643 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:48:45 +0000 Gary Stanton 162643@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been selected for the South African Olympic shooting team after managing to hit a target at a distance of ten metres from a seated position in bad light. The talented marksman is to hang up his running blades and train in a number of shooting disciplines including the Mens’ 10m Nocturnal Handgun and the Mixed Gender 50m Rifle event. </p> <p>Police said a 26-year-old man is now in custody after mistaking his girlfriend for a shapely venomous snake with a curiously unsnake-like ability to walk upright on its hind ‘legs’. Police believe there is no other motive behind the shooting, though Pistorius had publicly criticised his partner’s choice of footwear in the past, claiming her flat-soled shoes gave her an unfair advantage when the two went on shopping trips together.</p> <p>Witnesses claim they heard a shout followed by a gunshot then witnessed the silhouette of a man raising a gun to his mouth before blowing coolly down the barrel. Detective Sergeant Rudi Van Der Kirchhof of the Pretoria Police Department said ‘Judging from the size and location of the exit wound, this shot would have placed Mr Pistorius in the silver medal position on 250 points, just behind the Russian athlete. </p> <p>Meanwhile, fellow marksmen and women from Team SA have described Pistorius’ shooting skills as ‘inspirational’. ‘To hit a moving target like that takes years of practice, the question is whether he can reproduce such accuracy in the big arena,’ said Wim Blenders. ‘In spite of his disability, Oscar has shown us in a few tragic seconds that there is nothing wrong with his eyesight.’ </p> <p>However, the trigger-happy athlete must now undergo a medical after South African medics suspected him of exhibiting signs of Marvin Gaye’s Dad syndrome. ‘I’m naturally upset to have taken a life in this way, but I’m really looking forward to ventilating some serious bullseye in Sao Paulo in 2016.</p> <p>‘Let’s get it on !’ </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55290#post-159872 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:37:09 +0000 Dick Everyman 159872@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><strong>It's topical but has no real theme. </strong></p> <p>It may not have legs but it's got fins. I saw the wrestling shark story and the 'nearly' drowned Australian kid in the flood story too, so there's scope for some downunder themes. </p> <p>Maybe your fellow biscuiteers could help develop it further? I'm off out otherwise I'd jump in! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55290#post-159772 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:23:07 +0000 theinvisiblecitychannels 159772@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>News that sporting hero Owen Davies will continue his shallow water wrestling career has been greeted with total indifference by bathing children everywhere. Owen greeted fans at Cardiff airport yesterday after a two week tour of Australia that saw him pin a cuttlefish lay a smackdown on a shark and take on three dolphins in a ladder match all to packed beaches full of terrified onlookers. “it’s hard but I do it for the kids and the love of beating fish to death with my bare hands”.</p> <p>Responding to comments that the sport caused unnecessary mental suffering...to watching children Owen commented “It’s about respect isn’t it, you can’t have marine life swanning around thinking they own the bloody place”. </p> <p>Owen’s next opponent is an octopus in the big reef tank at the Anglesey sea-life centre (available on sky box office), the hell-in-a-cell cage match is already a sell out and it is hoped the spectacle of a man attempting a 7 arm arm bar on a giant polypus will finally bring the lesser known sport of ‘aquatic sea-life wrestling’ the recognition it deserves and possibly Olympic status in time for Rio 2016. When asked if the sport would be given Olympic status along with lobster curling, manatee dressage and kite surfing the IOC said ‘will it f*ck’.</p> <p>Another go at a sort of sport story, this time inspired by the BBC who seem to be trying to get at least one story featuring Australia on the news every week of late. It's topical but has no real theme. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156225 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:34:46 +0000 No No Feckin No 156225@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No,no,feckin no,Oxbridge. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156172 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:00:35 +0000 Dawsons creek 156172@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The langauge is a bit OTT, I was a bit offened if I'm going to be honest about it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156158 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:24:23 +0000 The All New Jeni B 156158@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for clarifying Bourbon, my cheeky little biscuit.</p> <p>I thought you'd caught me out again. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156152 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:45:56 +0000 Bourbon 156152@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You should concentrate on peeing when at the urinal</p> <p>Oxy that is, not you Mrs B </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156126 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:46:56 +0000 The All New Jeni B 156126@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>That's enough boys.<br /> Play nicely, or I'll take your internet away. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156125 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:45:38 +0000 Oxbridge 156125@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>My dad's bigger than yours too. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156124 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:43:59 +0000 Bourbon 156124@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You could use the same letter you wrote to him last time ;) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156123 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:38:53 +0000 Oxbridge 156123@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Did not. I'm telling John of you. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156106 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:13:00 +0000 Bourbon 156106@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You started it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156100 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:35:35 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 156100@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Stories posted on the FP have tags at the bottom of them, I assume that means whoever is editing the FP stories has to assign the tags. Putting them on your original sub would help them because then they can just use the tags from there.</p> <p>I generally don’t put tags on my stories but have done a couple of times. One of those subs was used on the FP but the tags I’d put on it weren’t used. So I spat my dummy out and stopped putting tags on again.</p> <p>Given that WoM is awarded to the story with the most hits, if the tags from the original sub were used on any stories used on the FP then it could make for some interesting use of tags.</p> <p>Hmm... I’m going to go back through and tag my mild-mannered reporter story, just in case it gets used. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156098 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:33:23 +0000 beau-jolly 156098@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Please try harder. This was almost the first flounce of the year but sort of fizzled out.<br /> I am surpised to say that I have been enjoying Bourbon's contributions. (s)he's got a niave innocence and is a biscuit who doesn't take him/herself too seriously. I have not seen anything nasty or malicious. No trollery at all.</p> <p>wrt to any self-starring. Does this really happen? Why would you? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156092 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:17:21 +0000 Oxbridge 156092@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Seems a bit playground-y to say 'you started it', but in this instance, Bourbon, you did. I never have. Maybe the recycling issue might have died away if I had decided not to respond at all, but then again maybe not. Mr 1-star troll has been at it for years now, after all. </p> <p>Yikes - yes, that's what tags are meant to be for and they should ideally all be tagged. That's the theory anyway. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156078 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:55:15 +0000 Yikes 156078@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>5 starring one's own subs does seem a little pointless - as I suppose is one starring such posts as a counter-balance. </p> <p>Anyway, I have a question re tags - I notice some stories (including I think this one) are posted with tags. Is the idea of this to help the editor if the story is chosen for the FP? If the answer is yes, should most stories be posted with tags? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156071 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:10:21 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 156071@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I’m sure you’ve made that comment before Oxy but I can’t find the original.</p> <p>I have a theory that the person that one-stars everything you post is doing it in response to you five-starring your stories as soon as you sub them. I may be completely wrong of course, but next time you post something try leaving it un-starred and see if they still give it one (snigger).</p> <p>If they do then log back in and give it 5 to get the rating back up.</p> <p>I don’t think there’s anything wrong with scoring your own subs by the way. I do think it’s a little unnecessary though, because it should go without saying that you think it’s good, otherwise why have you posted it? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156070 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:02:43 +0000 Bourbon 156070@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nobody is making a 'big issue' out of it other than you. I just pointed out you could use it again, which is something you said you like to do.</p> <p> Nice rant though, although it comes across as a little needy and 'I'm a victim'. Do you feel better? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156067 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:48:42 +0000 Oxbridge 156067@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nope, I'm just Oxbridge, I have not used any other IDs and have no plans to. No idea who Custard Cream is or whether you or Wayland use any others. </p> <p>Yes, it is slighly irritating when people make a big issue of my 'recycling' - although that's not really an accurate term, since I almost always update or otherwise modify them, hence re-posting rather than just bumping the original up. It's no big deal, lots of people do it and some of my FPs have made it at the 3rd attempt, which is the most I usually try. My November one about the US election, which was second for WotM, was recycled from a couple of months earlier. Lots of good stuff gets overlooked because there just happened to be something else the editor of the day liked better. </p> <p>It's also slightly irritating and a bit bizarre that someone who I've never met (he know who he is and it isn't Bourbon, for the record) automatically one-stars everything I write and adds in most of the 'witty' tags, but there you go. I assume that's all meant to provoke a flounce from me. It won't. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-156005 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:58:41 +0000 Bourbon 156005@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Define troll. An irritant I may be, but not a troll dear oxy. I just made a point that you could try again next year. You said you like to recycle so not sure of your issue. </p> <p> Anyway, happy new year!</p> <p>Ah, and I'm not W/smithy. I am bourbon. That's like saying oxy is custard cream, oh hold on, I might be onto something here... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155927 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:37:57 +0000 Oxbridge 155927@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good idea Bourbon. And if that doesn't work, I'll just take a leaf out of your book and become a troll instead. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155912 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:25:27 +0000 Idiot 155912@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Just the right amount of venomous bile for my tastes. More of it please . ***** </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155906 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:41:23 +0000 Bourbon 155906@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>There's always next year. In fact you could do this every year until it gets used. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155889 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:40:27 +0000 Oxbridge 155889@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Didn't work. Sorry, didn't fucking work. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155776 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:11:39 +0000 sigmund 155776@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>a pedant writes; I completely get the sentiment, but the banking crisis started in 2007, (Northern Rock) so we’ve been stuffed for over 5 years, now. Have 5 death-stars to cheer yourself up. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=53981#post-155763 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:48:42 +0000 dvo4fun 155763@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Mmm ... I'm getting 'Eeyore' with - I may be wrong but - perhaps just a hint of 'Marvin'?</p> <p>And a chuckle or two </p>